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Replace James Mcatee

Statistically similar 2025/26 players based on per-90 output, defensive activity, role group and tactical fit. Estimated fees are not official market values — model-derived estimates from public football data.

What Nottingham Forest would lose

Profile being replaced — public football data, model-derived role scores.

Goals

0

Assists

1

G+A

1

Shots

4

SoT

0

Crosses

9

Fouls won

5

Tackles won

4

Interceptions

3

Attack

31

Creation

57

Progression

57

Role score

26

Transfer fit

23

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Gvidas Gineitis

Torino · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (90.66314628088813%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+38); cheaper by ~€13M; 1 years younger.

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Gladbach · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (84.01429648953516%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+48).

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Bournemouth · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (84.38300140472337%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+42); 1 years younger.

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Elliot Anderson

Nottingham Forest · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (82.27698373444447%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+48).

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Newcastle United · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (84.89761470061592%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+35).

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Nicolò Fagioli

Fiorentina · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (83.73173484565461%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+40); cheaper by ~€3.3M.

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Espanyol · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (83.70669606366404%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+40); cheaper by ~€14.8M.

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Nottingham Forest · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (84.07874376239992%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+35).

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Arkadiusz Pyrka

St Pauli · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (84.65659082402404%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+22); cheaper by ~€15.1M.

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Roma · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (81.9440578278343%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+45); 1 years younger.

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Monaco · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (79.65931576862133%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+58); 1 years younger.

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Johann Lepenant

Nantes · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (81.54009090425691%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+37); cheaper by ~€11.4M.

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Cristian Cásseres Jr.

Toulouse · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (81.58085612563973%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+45); cheaper by ~€11.6M.

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Alexis Saelemaekers

Milan · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (81.28859143117063%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+48).

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Miguel Gutiérrez

Napoli · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (82.98058831973967%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+30).

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Espanyol · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (81.03326424348941%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+44); cheaper by ~€7.2M.

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Crystal Palace · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (86.00615965385052%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+33); cheaper by ~€12.5M.

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Le Havre · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (81.95288286182301%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+34); cheaper by ~€10.4M.

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